Westbrook has had lingering discomfort in his right elbow. Hummel notes that he’s fine just playing catch but that throwing from the mound is problematic. For his part, Westbrook says it’s “weird” but that he thinks he’s “structurally sound.” Guess we’ll know after his visit.

All of this stinks too given that Westbrook had a 1.62 ERA in 39 innings before going down. Was really looking sharp. Here’s hoping for good news.

Also, Wacha may or may not be called up for Thursday’s game–they’re considering a bullpen start. So, even if Wacha were called up, it’d probably only be for a spot start. The Cardinals are reportedly being very careful still with Wacha’s innings.